Category: News
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Election Stress & How To Not Become a Monster
Tomorrow is election day in the United States. 69% of our audience is in the US. A cursory glance at the news and social media will show that Americans are under a lot of stress and experiencing a lot of anxiety right now. The feelings are valid, there’s a lot at stake. In some ways…
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What does Faith and Vampires With Open Letters Share?
Faith, Hot Vampires, Open Letters, White Bic Lighters, Wednesday Addams and Large Shoulder Pads. What could any of these things possibly have to do with one another? Other than being in this article together? Not much. October has been an amazing month at Gen X Watch. We have had another month of amazing growth. 13%…
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How to Burn Down the Locker Room and Why
Is the locker room a safe space for men to speak what they truly think? Does the locker room exist wherever two or men are gathered together? Is it necessary to challenge the locker room? How do we do it? Defining the Locker Room Locker Room Talk is not in the dictionary, but it is…
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The Curse of the White Bic Lighter and the 27
Have you ever heard of the curse of the White Bic Lighter and the 27 Club? Let me get my flashlight as you gather around the camp fire. One October night I was out with a woman I was dating. We were outside of the iconic Metro Chicago having a smoke and a toke together.…
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The Power of the Pen Pal to Expand the World
When many of us were young there was nothing more magical than getting mail that was for you! The best was a letter or a card from a friend. To this day I enjoy the week of my birthday and Christmas because there are still a few beautiful people who will send a hand written…
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In Search of Truth: A Journalist’s Tips for Modern News Consumers
By Ivy Guiler When I first arrived in Washington, D.C., I was filled with excitement, a sense of patriotism, and high expectations for the work I was about to do. A few months and one presidential election later, my excitement transformed into frustration, my patriotism was left jaded, and my high expectations were drowned at…
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Toy Soldiers Fighting for Better Lives
Did an important song hit number 1 on this day in the 80s? Could a Latin Pop star tell a better story than a first lady? Was a song able to make an addicted teen pause? Martika and the song Toy Soldiers would be a hard yes. If I’m being honest, 1989 was a blur.…
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Gen X Watch Recap And New Adventures!
The June Recap In June the theme was, of course, PRIDE month. As the editor in chief I had concerns on how we were going to approach this month. Striking the balance of making sure our queer readers are recognized properly without performative allyship that is so much the corporate norm today. We wanted to…
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Celebrating April’s Rad Growth With a Casey Kasem Style Countdown
Thank you to every reader, Patreon, and contributing columnist. I look at what has happened this last month and I am completely blown away! Any and all goals my team and I set were crushed! In a time where it is more difficult than ever for columnists and audiences to connect in the AI driven…
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Reagan’s Survival and Changing History
Is history changed in an instant? Does history take years to change? Is it frustrating and scary to change history? Yes. President Reagan’s Assassination Attempt On March 30th, 1981, I came home from school and turned on the TV. Instead of my favorite reruns, the news was on. A man named John Hinckley, Jr. shot…
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